ACLU seeks to block more sections of Trump’s border wall
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal court to block additional sections of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Iran and Russia Say Meeting of 2015 Nuclear Accord Partners ‘Might Facilitate’ New Talks
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi discussed the 2015 Nuclear Accord in Tehran on May 29, calling for a meeting of the six countries party to the agreement that would hear Iranian complaints.
Bolton warns Tehran of ‘very strong response’ to any Gulf attack
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser warned Iran on Wednesday that any attacks in the Persian Gulf will draw a ‘very strong response’ from the US, taking a hard-line approach with Tehran after his boss only two days earlier said America wasn’t ‘looking to hurt Iran at all.’
U.S.-EU Trade Talks Stumble, Threatening New Trade War Front
Even though President Donald Trump held fire earlier this month on auto tariffs that have the potential to further roil Europe’s struggling economy, a litany of domestic dilemmas on both sides of the Atlantic threaten to frustrate efforts at a trade pact before they’ve even begun.
Case Closed: Special Counsel Mueller Says Russia Investigation Is Over, Nothing More to Say
Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced Wednesday that he has concluded the Russia investigation. He is now closing the special counsel’s office and returning to private life.
Kushner, Greenblatt arrive in Israel after meetings in Jordan, Morocco
US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and Mideast negotiator Jason Greenblatt are expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while in Israel, on the last leg of a regional tour to drum up support for next month’s ‘economic workshop’ in Bahrain.
U.S. says all North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction violate U.N. resolutions
North Korea’s entire weapons of mass destruction program violates U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang.
U.S. calls Russian, Syrian air strikes ‘reckless escalation’ in Syria
The United States continues to be alarmed by Syrian government and Russian airstrikes in northwest Syria and believes they are a ‘reckless escalation’ of violence, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Franklin Graham Issues Clarion Call to Intercession for Beleaguered Trump and America
Franklin Graham is encouraging American Christians to set aside a whole day on June 2nd to pray for President Trump.
Kushner in Mideast to drum up support for peace plan
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is in the Middle East to drum up support for his as-yet unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Nasrallah slams U.S. peace plan, calls for unified resistance
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that the day was ‘fast approaching’ when a US-backed ‘plot’ would aim to keep Palestinian refugees in Lebanon permanently. He said there was a need to work towards joint ‘Palestinian-Lebanese’ resistance, according to Al-Mayadeen and other sites that followed the speech. He was speaking on the occasion of Liberation Day in Lebanon which commemorates the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000.
Trump invokes emergency provision to OK Saudi, UAE arms sales
President Donald Trump used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other countries, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Friday.
Trump Special Envoy for Syria Outlines Path to Victory in ‘Awful’ Syrian War
US State Department Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey testified Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Trump Administration’s Syria strategy moving forward following possible chlorine gas attacks by the Assad regime against rebel targets Sunday.
Trump orders declassification of intelligence in Russia probe origins investigation
President Trump ordered the declassification Thursday night of certain intelligence to aid Attorney General William Barr in his investigation of the origins of government spying on the Trump presidential campaign in 2016.
Democrats declare ‘war’ on GOP over abortion bills
Democrats declared ‘war’ Thursday against Republican-led states approving new abortion restrictions, and announced legislation to codify abortion rights in federal law.
‘Cover-up’ accusation ends Trump, Democrats’ cease-fire
Wednesday’s blow-up between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was dramatic on its own, but it was all the more strange because the two sides had just taken a significant step toward cooperation hours before they opened fire on each other.
FBI: Hamas Supporter Arrested for Plotting to Bomb Trump Tower, Aiding Terror Organization
Federal authorities arrested a 20-year-old Hamas supporter on Wednesday who they say posted an Instagram poll about whether he should bomb Trump Tower in New York City.
Trump’s Mideast envoy slams UN over ‘Band-Aid’ solutions to Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Trump administration’s chief negotiator for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict delivered a blunt message to the United Nations Security Council Wednesday, asserting that it is time ‘to move past Band-Aid solutions’ and claiming that the U.N. agency to support Palestinian refugees had ‘failed’ in its mission.
Will the Supreme Court take up a Roe v. Wade showdown in 2020?
The Supreme Court may well be headed for an election-year fight over abortion rights, but it’s not likely to be a blockbuster showdown over Roe v. Wade.
Majority of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of economy, credit his policies: Poll
A majority of Americans approve of how President Trump has handled the economy, feel confident about their personal finances, and believe Trump’s policies have had an impact on the country’s economic performance, according to the latest poll by CBS News.